JBOCK wrote:IDK if its been mentioned but "The Cheese Shop" on 42nd in DSM has a GREAT selection of bottled beers. I'm not much of a Connoisseur but from what I read in this thread they have a lot of good beer. Plus wine, cheese and few other good eats. Nice spot to bring the lady.

my personal mpg sucks. just saying, maybe I need to golf more during the winter. Went to Shorts for lunch in iowa city not many things beats a TG golden nugget for lunch. Are there any other places in iowa city to get TG on tap?

RelentlessLefty wrote:my personal mpg sucks. just saying, maybe I need to golf more during the winter. Went to Shorts for lunch in iowa city not many things beats a TG golden nugget for lunch. Are there any other places in iowa city to get TG on tap?

RelentlessLefty wrote:my personal mpg sucks. just saying, maybe I need to golf more during the winter. Went to Shorts for lunch in iowa city not many things beats a TG golden nugget for lunch. Are there any other places in iowa city to get TG on tap?

Sorry if this is not "beer" related but it is something that relates to alcoholism.

The owner of Kippy's Bar in Elkhart has recently bought out a distributor that closed some time ago. In the acquired inventory are some 5000 bottles of wine. These wines range from 35 to 300 dollars per bottle retail. He is passing the savings on to anyone interested at $5 a bottle. He has nearly 40 bottles open for tasting at any given time. I believe he said there are around 100 different makes.

1semenking wrote:Sorry if this is not "beer" related but it is something that relates to alcoholism.

The owner of Kippy's Bar in Elkhart has recently bought out a distributor that closed some time ago. In the acquired inventory are some 5000 bottles of wine. These wines range from 35 to 300 dollars per bottle retail. He is passing the savings on to anyone interested at $5 a bottle. He has nearly 40 bottles open for tasting at any given time. I believe he said there are around 100 different makes.

I would gladly give anyone his number to go get some.

Again, I'm sorry if this is something that shouldn't be on here.

Tim

And you didn't bring any back on Sunday? Not that it would have helped my rounds any

Only 2 days from an entire afternoon of all kinds of Goose Island Bourbon County Stouts at Reds.

Yesterday tried to buy and take home a bottle of Toppling Goliath's Naughty Temple at Parlor City. For a modest $30 bomber they told me "no" and I had to stay at the bar and drink it because people were selling it online for 3xs the value. Lame...I'm not trying to make a profit off beer. Just wanted to taste what all the hype is about.

Then on Saturday I did the Hell's Bells tour. That was pretty much FANTASTIC! I had Black Note, Hop Slam Firkin, BBA Cherry Stout and BBA Batch 9000. Plenty are still on tap. I think they have run out of only 4 of the brews. Cedar Rapids is becoming a hotbed for great brews. So nice because I remember when Blue Moon was the hot thing...

I am planning on going to Reds thursday night for at least one beer. I dont really know anyone else going, and I am leaving for DSM friday morning. I am hoping the kegs dont run dry by 9pm. I have three tests and the last one ends at 830pm.

I was lucky enough to buy a bottle of the Naughty temple. I was pissed when I saw later found out some jerkoff went around following the TG truck in Iowa City and who knows where else to buy out stores after they dropped off the bombers.....i am sure they are the ones selling them. They are going to beer hell after they die.